“You’re not coming to mine.”
“You could come to my place.”
“Have you heard my son?”
“Since when do you listen to a kid?”
“Since he made me realise I should actually think things through.”
“You sound like a very serious, very thoughtful guy.”
“I was.Now I’m not so sure,” he says softly, his eyes dropping.
I gently lift his chin with two fingers and tip his face up to mine.
“You know rightly how things are.”
“I can picture it, but I can’t know for sure unless you tell me.”
“I was grand until the Captain came along and turned everything upside down.”
“Is that what I did?”
“What do you reckon?”
I smile.“Good.”
“I knew it.Your ego must be about ready to burst.”
I slide my hand around the back of his neck and pull him closer.
“I can’t just let you go home alone.”
“Are you trying to scare me now?”
“I’ll be gone before dawn.”
“Again?”He raises an eyebrow, clearly annoyed.
“Only so I can go home and get ready for training.”
He lets out a long, heavy sigh.
“All I want is to be with you.I swear, I won’t touch you unless you’re begging me on your knees.Then again, I can already see it.”
“Fuck you.”
I give him a small, crooked smile.“Only if you’re with me.”
When we stepinto his apartment, the Doctor is even more on edge than before, like he felt he had no choice but to bring me here.I’m the one who pushed for it; I couldn’t just let the night end like that.I want more time with him.If he’s left on his own, he’ll start overthinking, convince himself he’s making a mistake, and call it off.I can’t let that happen.
I walk over to him in the kitchen, where he’s fidgeting, and rest my hands on his shoulders.His muscles are tight under my fingers.
“You’re tense.”
“I’m just tired.”He sounds defensive.
“You didn’t want me to come over,” I press.
